UK‘s PM Burnham sets out plans to reshape public services
UK’s PM Andy Burnham is promising a major improvement to public services including social care, housing and energy.

UK’s PM Andy Burnham is promising a major improvement to public services including social care, housing and energy.

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America.gov for now functions like a chatbot comparable to ChatGPT or Claude, pointing users to official gov’t websites.
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri becomes the third woman to serve as prime minister in the Arab world.
Iran’s military has issued an open letter accusing Trump of lying to US citizens about the state of the ongoing war.
Ethiopia accuses Sudan and Egypt of backing armed groups, deepening tensions amid internal unrest.
Both sides remain interested in a diplomatic settlement but differ on how to achieve one.
Russian cash helped Essar, the firm behind the steel factory, manage major debts. Now the group is investing in the US.
Iran is struggling with shortages as sanctions and blockade strain food and medicine supply chains.

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At 37, he’s the PTI’s top elected leader. But the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister is assuming a national role too.